Fireplace construction



Sept. 20, 1932. E. A. SCOTT ET AL FIREPLACE CONSTRUCTION Patented seezo, 1932 UNITED STATES ii-TEE;

r 2 mg ERIC A. soorr, or cnrcaco, AND sILBEniir. FLEE'IWQQD, or tronrsnlrnmnors FIREPLACE consrnuorio v Application filed June 30,

throat portions thereof. Such means comprises in general suitable framemembers which are preferably adjustable and detachthe flue lining duringthe bricking operation. The objects of this invention are to provide animproved framework or sup-port which will provide a suitable form for afireplace smoke chamber or throat section; to provide a form of thecharacter indicated which is constructed of a plurality of sections withmeans for conveniently connecting the section; to provide a smokechamber support having reticulated sections or sections having bars forsupporting the brickwork and to provide such other improvements inconstruction and such other advantages as will appear from the followingdescription.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating this invention;

Figure 1 is a front view of a form or frame embodying this invention;

Figure 2 is a plan view showing the front section swung outwardly or inadjusted position;

Figure 3 is a side view; and

Figure 4: is a detail of the rear cross bar or connecting member.

As shown in the drawing a frame or form for the smoke chamber comprisesthe front section 5 having a longitudinal lower bar or strip 6 with aforwardly projecting flange 7. It also has a longitudinal top bar orstrip 8 which is connected at the ends to the lower bar by diagonal endstrips 9, these being tapered to give the desired shape to the sides ofare also connected by parallel bars 10 thereby forming a substantiallyrectangular opening at the center of the front frame. The end strips 9are also connected to the strips orv bars 6 and 10 by diagonal bars 11,as shown the smoke chamber. The top and bottom bars preferably formedintegrally-with the sec- "tion and-which provide fastenings for theadjacent frame members.

The end sections 13 of the smoke chamber which are adaptedto engage thedi'a'gonal 5b 7 *bars 9, comprise substantially rectangular able forsupporting the brick work and also 7 as shown in Figures '2 and 3, theseframes being duplicates-'- or interchangeable. These end frames withdiagonal bars or cross pieces'l l,

sections have outwardly projecting flanges- 1 5 at their loweredges andlugs or projections 16 'extending beyond the flanges. The front';positely disposed slots 18 for receiving fasjteningi-lugs orbuttonsxl9 on a cross 'barl20..

which extends across the backof. the chamber and 'connects ithe upperends of the end sections. The upper edges of the barsi9 are :preferablyoffset or provided with flanges 21 which fit against'the edges ofthe endsections V when the front section is swimg inwardly-or Ito.vertical position and which provide sup- :ports for the overlying brickwhen the-front .gsection is adjusted to an open positionyas v shown inFigures 2 and 3.vv The variousbarstso or-strips 'forming the differentsections ;may be madaeither plain or ribbed in ordernto strengthen thesame.

In the construction of a fireplace the outer =briokworkisusually placed:in position prior. 35

to finishing the lining or placing the fire brick position. The endsections 13are preferably supported 7 on the common brick by -=means ofthe projections 16 so that the fire brick may. be placed inside of thecommonnoo brick-and. will come flush with the inner surface :of' thesmoke chamber. :The front sectionmay be swung outwardly or adjusted, asshown in Figure-,8, with its loweredge resting on the fireplace damperhousingl22 ,;or it may be closed against-the side sections if thefireplaceis 'to be of less depth; When in ex tended position, it will benoted that the outer 1 edge of the flange or projection 21 is inalignment with the outer surface of the adjacent they may beconveniently handled and"as-. 'sembled. Furthermore such reticulated orbaredsections may bemade sufficiently strong of cast iron metal so thatthey are not apt to crack either in manufacture or in use. V

Having thus described our invention which, however, we do not wishtolimit ourselves .5

-to the exact construction herein shown and described except asspecifiedin the following buttons and means at the rear of the endsecend sections so that bricks placed on the end sections and extendingbeyond the same will rest against and be supported by such edgeorflange- The chimney lining as indicated at 23 rests on the top of thesmoke chamber frame and the end sections arecovered over with bricks upto'such lining, the frame sections serving to support the bricks as theyare being ap'- V plied. The opening through the front section 5 providesaccess to the lower or inner'sul Y faces of the sections so that thenner surfaces may be pointed up or finished in a convenient manner.After this is done thebricks are applied totheouter surface'ofthe frontsection being supported in part by the flange 7to complete the brickingin of the chimney throat. The open-Work frames provide means forproperly supporting the brick and V at the same time are sufficientlylight so that claims. 'What we claim is:

1. A frame or support of the character set 1 forth, having end sectionswith outwardly. projecting lugs at the lower ends thereof, a

front section with tapered ends for receiving the end sections, meansfor pivotally securing 1 I the front and end sections togetherat the topand a bar for securing the rear portions of the end sections together.

' 2. A smoke chamber frame comprising a front section having anoutwardly projecting flange along the bottom thereof and havingfastening buttons ateither side thereof, end sections having outwardlyextending projections at the bottoms thereof and having means forreceiving said fastening buttons, a cross bar having integrally formedfastening tions for engagement with the fastening buttons on said bar. r

3. A smoke chamber construction eomprismg reticulated endsections formedof cast metal and having recesses adjacent to the tops thereof, a frontsection formed of reticulated cast metal with tapered ends for en-fgagement with the :end sections, studs on the front section-adjacenttothe top for engage- 7 "men with the recessesin the end sections, and 1w a bar having projections for engagement with the recesses in the endsection'sat the back thereof. p 1 T ERIC A. SCOTT.

' GILBERT r. FLEETWOOD.

